“Disability & Employment - Navigating OFCCP 503/VEVRAA Compliance”

Culpeper Star Exponent

Business Monday

June 23, 2014

Jim Charapich

Free online webinar tomorrow, June 24, “Disability & Employment - Navigating OFCCP 503/VEVRAA Compliance” at 9 a.m. for pre-registered guests. Register online at www.CulpeperChamber.com  and click on the webinar link.

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued new regulations relating to affirmative action for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, which have made noteworthy changes to the affirmative action programs for these groups.  The new regulations became effective March 24, 2014. The new regulations broaden affirmative action coverage and add new requirements.

If you are a federal government contractor, are you ready for the changes?  What have you done so far to prepare and what must you do going forward?

This presentation will focus on what these and other changes mean for federal contractors and best practices for complying with the new rules.  It will explore what OFCCP expects with respect to outreach and recruitment of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans’ programs.  It will review a number of critical factors, including: What must be done, and when, to help contractors establish a timeline for implementation. A review of important internal and external notices, clauses and taglines, and record-keeping changes. It will also discuss system changes that need to be made and the key staff involved in these changes - e.g. procurement to assure the necessary EEO clause in included in contracts/subcontracts and recruiting to assure outreach efforts are in place.

Panelists for the program are Cornelia Gamlem, SPHR, President, GEMS Group Ltd. and Co-Author of “The Big Book of HR” www.bigbookofhr.com; and Cynthia Roberts, known for her passion of DARS, who has trained staff and employers across the state.  She regularly conducts Disability/Awareness Trainings in her region and is known for making the trainings both entertaining, as well as informative.

This program has been approved for 1 (HR (General)) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

The webinar is sponsored by the Piedmont Workforce Network in cooperation with the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Germanna Community College Center for Workforce and Community Education, and the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce as a part of an ongoing series of workforce webinars. Additional webinar recordings can be found at http://www.ccrc-jobs.com/employers.cfm and http://www.centralvirginia.org/workforce-solutions/for-businesses/employer-services-/ . Other subjects have included Career Readiness Certificate - Finding the right person for the job, and the Virginia Employment Commission Workforce Connection.

This presentation is intended to provide a broad overview of detailed regulations and to give practical information. Obtain and read copies of the regulations if you have not already done so.

Nothing is a substitute for reading the source documents directly. Don’t rely on “sound bites”.

Nothing in this presentation should be considered as legal or consultative advice.